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Long-Running DuPage Gun Show Bans Sale Of AR-15 Weapons

The DuPage County Fairgrounds have hosted the Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Show for more than 40 years. An event slated for Sunday will be the first-ever show where semi-automatic rifles are banned from being sold or raffled off. Bump stocks -- accessories that can make semi-automatic rifles fire almost as quickly as fully automatic guns -- are also banned.

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The DuPage County Fairgrounds have hosted the Pioneer Valley Sportsman’s Show for more than 40 years. An event slated for Sunday will be the first-ever show where semi-automatic rifles are banned from being sold or raffled off. Bump stocks -- accessories that can make semi-automatic rifles fire almost as quickly as fully automatic guns -- are also banned.

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